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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on April 10, 2011, 06:34:31 pm

Title: big ol stave run
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on April 10, 2011, 06:34:31 pm

took a "business" trip down to Alabama and Florida to see family and hunt turkeys  with dax in bama.  got an eastern bird thanks to dax's guiding, and hope to arrow an oceola while here in FL.  But while in bama, Dax and I, went and did some good southern hardwood huntin.  got a nice variety of wood that i cant get in the great state of Montana.  cut a few trees and got a whole bunch of staves.  when they all got spilt and sealed i ended up with 32 individual bows staves total. 
   13 Eastern red cedar
     7- flowering dogwood,
    6 hickory
    4 winged elm
    1 very clean cherry
   and 1 really nice sweet gum just for fun... outa make a bow....just probably not like elm or hickory.   

not to mention i picked up a box worth of some sorta chert that is there local...not sure what it is but its peanut putter colored, and flakes great without heat treating......im gonna post pics of it in the flintknapping section in hopes someone can tell me about it

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: Pat B on April 10, 2011, 07:38:59 pm

That stuff is way too straight to build bows with!  :D

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: nclonghunter on April 10, 2011, 08:59:37 pm

"The forest of the straight trees". Even the dogwoods are long and straight. Those look great, well done!

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: Barrage on April 10, 2011, 11:33:17 pm

That should keep you busy for awhile.

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: JackCrafty on April 11, 2011, 12:06:52 am

Eh, that's good for starters... ;D

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: cowboy on April 11, 2011, 12:35:51 am

Looks like you were a man on a mission in Bama, Ryan! I wanna see that rock ;D.

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on April 11, 2011, 01:25:03 am

thanks, yeah that rock is posted in the knapping section. pretty cool stuff when i find it myself.....never really lived in good rock huntimg country...just crummy chert and occasional pieces of coral....nothing of any real quality or quantity.

Title: Re: big ol stave run
Post by: RidgeRunner on April 11, 2011, 10:55:42 am

Nice stash of bow wood. Good haul.

If you are still in Bama you got to come by and see me.  I am in Bama.

I may, and I stress may, be in Montana in September.

David